Last month, a traffic control crew in western Sydney copped a $14,000 SafeWork NSW penalty notice after a passerby reported their hi-vis vests were barely visible at dusk. The crew had sourced what they thought were high-spec vests from a US online retailer, labelled as “Safety Vest 3” compliant with ANSI rules. The problem? Those […]
Safety Vest 3: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Wearing, and Maintaining High‑Visibility Gear for Maximum Protection A crew on a busy road‑work site in regional NSW once sent a rookie out to direct traffic wearing a faded orange‑red vest that barely met the minimum tape width. Within minutes a delivery truck mis‑read the signal, a […]